Capítulo 26: The Reckoning in the Shadows 2
The air was thick with the stench of rust and decay, the silence broken only by the distant drip of water and the sound of some Deadspawn in the distance, moving about, doing their thing and causing havoc, screams and suffering.
Zimo found a secluded room and locked all the exits. He worked quickly, tying Maya to a steel chair with chains he'd scavenged. He then tied Rob to another one and stepped back watching them. What he was about to do was a bit... Messed up. But he was sure that he could make it happen.
Oh before then, he had to take care of his rewards.
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| Universal Tamer System | Stats | Skills | Beasts || Missions || Store |
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Missions Completed: 2
1. [Enter Your First Tamer's Test]
2. [Kill an Enemy Beast (100% Completed!!)]
3. [Kill 100 Tier 1 Deadspawn (87% Completed)]
5. [Kill a Tamer's Beast (100% Completed!!)]
6. [Kill a Tamer (100% Completed!!)]
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Well, two missions weren't so bad. He was also about to finish the third one too... That would come later though. Zimo was looking forward to making it happen.
Zimo went over to the System Announcement page and saw all the announcements that came to him.
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|| Universal Tamer System || Stats | Skills | Beasts | Missions | Store |
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Congratulations! You have received some BC from others:
—> BC + 520BC -> 1100BC
Congratulations! You have completed your mission: [Kill an Enemy Beast] You have received the following:
—> Level +1 +1 -> 11
—> BC + 200BC -> 1300BC
Congratulations! You have completed your mission: [Kill a Tamer's Beast] You have received the following:
—> Level +1 +1 -> 13
—> BC + 500BC -> 1800BC
Congratulations! You have completed your mission: [Kill a Tamer] You have received the following:
—> Level +1 +1 +1 -> 16
—> BC + 700BC -> 2500BC
Congratulations! You have Levelled up! You have received the following:
—> BC + (10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16) * 10BC -> 3410BC
Congratulations! Your Beast [Kivu] has Levelled up (to Level 11)! You have levelled up too, and have received the following:
—> Your Physical Stats have experienced a Boost due to your resonance with the Beast!
—> Your Magical Stats have experienced a Boost due to your Resonance with the Beast!————————————|
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| Universal Tamer System || Stats || Skills | Beasts | Missions | Store |
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Name: Zimo Banks (Human)
BC (Beast Coins): 3410 BC
Level: 16
States:
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Health, Well-Being and Satiety: 67% ++
Energy, Stamina and Vitality: 42% ++
Mentality, Decision-Making and Focus: 38% ++
Mana, Casting and Magical Power: 32%
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Physical Stats:
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Dexterity (Agility, Flexibility) → 22 (+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1) (+58) → 87
Strength (Speed, Power) → 18 (+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1) (+49) → 74
Constitution (Endurance, Health) → 16 (+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1) (+48) → 71
Intelligence (Memory, Reasoning) → 24 (+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1) (+41) → 72
Charisma (Charm, Persuasion) → 22 (+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1) (+58) → 87
Wisdom (Intuition, Adaptability) → 27 (+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1) (+42) → 76
Spirit (Mental State, Character) → 28 (+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1) (+44) → 79
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Magical Stats:
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Mana (Magical Energy Pool) → 48 (3 * 16) + 55 → 103
Arcane Knowledge (Magical Talent) → Rank 2S
Mystic Control (Magical Energy Control) → Rank 3E
Elemental Affinity (Connection to Elements) → Darkness(S Rank), Evil(S Rank), Fire(A Rank)
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Holy shit... was he rich now? And his stats were really... Not bad...
Having seen his stats, he was more concerned with Kivu. What about her? Was she making real progress like him?
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|| Kivu || Skills |
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Name: Kivu (Unknown)
Level: 11
Resonance: 99%
States:
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Health, Well-Being and Satiety: 87% ++
Energy, Stamina and Vitality: 91% ++
Mentality, Decision-Making and Focus: 89% -
Mana, Casting and Magical Power: 88% -
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Physical Stats:
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Dexterity (Agility, Flexibility) → 85 (+9 +10 +11) → 115
Strength (Speed, Power) → 68 (+9 +10 +11) → 98
Constitution (Endurance, Health) → 67 (+9 +10 +11) → 97
Intelligence (Memory, Reasoning) → 53 (+9 +10 +11) → 83
Charisma (Charm, Persuasion) → 86 (+9 +10 +11) → 116
Wisdom (Intuition, Adaptability) → 54 (+9 +10 +11) → 84
Spirit (Mental State, Character) → 58 (+9 +10 +11) → 88
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Magical Stats:
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Mana (Magical Energy Pool) → 110(10 * 11)
Arcane Knowledge (Magical Talent) → [Unknown]
Mystic Control (Magical Energy Control) → [Unknown]
Elemental Affinity (Connection to Elements) → Evil (S Rank), Darkness (S Rank), Fire (E Rank), Water (F Rank)
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Yeah, okay. Comparisons were odious. He had better keep his attention on himself and not on Kivu who was a demonic entity walking among normal beings. Zimo was grateful though. Because he had contracted with a Beast like that, he was able to have the results he was having. It was all thanks to her.
Zimo had not noticed it this time, but his Fire Affinity had grown by a rank somehow and Kivu had gained new Affinities. When he later found out the reason, everything would make total sense and he would gain an even deeper appreciation for Kivu and the things she could do.
Right now, he had his eyes on the unconscious Maya and the man who was on the other side, Rob. It was unfortunate now, but since she had lost her Beasts, she was weak. They both were. Even if she was high level, he had a Beast on his side, and she... had nothing. Zimo knew he could take her down without even trying. She was practically a normal human now.
Kivu melted into the shadows, her presence a comforting weight in his mind. It turned out she could do something like that too. How incredible.
Thinking this far, and looking at the two people he hated more than anyone else in his life, Zimo thought a bit. What would deliver the most emotional damage… Hm… It had to be Rob waking up first right? Yeah, okay, let's do it.
Thinking this far, Zimo slapped Rob and when he did, he slapped his face and when he did, he ensured that Rob was the first to stir, his eyes fluttering open.
Rob groaned, blinking blearily before his gaze focused on Zimo. His expression twisted into one of fury and fear, still bleeding from the stump on his right. Zimo had almost forgotten about that thing… He might bleed out and die!
Oh well. It didn't matter to him. What was sure was that he was going to die anyway. So why not just get it over with, or at least watch it happen? That way he could get it out of his system.
"What the hell is this?" Rob spat, struggling against his bonds. Zimo gazed at his former boss, the main architect of his suffering, and he realised that he had an apathetic stare at that moment. He wished he cared about this guy. He did.
*Pah!!!*
Zimo responded with a sharp slap, the sound echoing in the room. Rob fell silent, his eyes wide with shock.
Why was Rob so utterly terrified? What you never got slapped before? He was gentle though... Zimo lowered his head to his level, looking the man deep into his frightened eyes.
"Hello, Rob. This," Zimo said, his voice low and menacing, "is your reckoning."
After saying this, Zimo turned to Maya… Oh, he would enjoy this. Gender-based violence was a real thing back in society... But this society was not the same. This was a lawless society, wildlands with Beasts everywhere. If cops wanted to arrest him, or someone wanted to cancel him, they would have a hard time getting past him, or Kivu.
*Pah!!*
Zimo slapped her face, almost making her neck snap if it wasn't for the fact that he had managed to control himself at those last moments.
After getting slapped like that, her eyes snapped open and then turned to Rob, the man who was the uncle of the man she had only just fucked, whose semen was still inside her, and then to the black eyes man who was looking at her in interest, the same man who had just left a mark on her face, she began tearing up.
Zimo noticed that pitiful look and smirked. Well, Maya was never going to change it seemed.
Meanwhile, Maya's mind was going wild with thoughts. She had to do her best to survive this. Didn't Zimo have a soft spot for her? She was no idiot, and she could tell that if Zimo had her and Rob like that, then his intentions were less than friendly.
Maya contorted her tear-streaked face turning to Zimo. "Please," she whimpered. "Zimo, don't do this. You're not a monster."
Zimo leaned in close, his face inches from hers. "A monster? No. I'm worse. And now… you'll see just how far I'm willing to go. And so will I…"
He straightened, a cruel smile playing on his lips as he looked between his two captives. The room seemed to darken, the shadows lengthening, as though responding to his growing malice.
"Let's begin," he said softly, his voice laced with a chilling finality. After saying that, she looked at him and understood something, and even Rob was shaking his head, murmuring something about it. But little did the two know...
Deep inside he was screaming out.
He was doing his best to control himself from shaking in fear for what he wa preparing himself to do, after all, he had never killed a human before, especially considering how emotionally bonded he felt to those humans. And now… now he had no choice.
After all, he wanted to grow stronger mentally.
Anyway, Zimo was sure of one thing. In a world like this, a world with no real rules or regulations, the ability to kill was always going to be useful.
*Shing!!*
As Zimo's blade showed up in his hand, The room filled with Rob' and Maya's muffled cries. The two couldn't believe it. Was this seriously happening?
"Wat, Zimo, please stop! Please don't do this. We can talk about this. I wasn't the one who killed you or tried to kill you. It was Jacques and Maya."
"Jacques is dead?" Maya said in a whisper, in disbelief. It didn't even matter to her that this man had just thrown her under the bus. She was just in disbelief about how things had gotten to that point. But at the same time, she was not going to see things in that way. There was no way she was going to let things turn into something like that. She wanted to scream out for help. Anybody. Please. Anybody, please help!!
Anyone, please help!
But nobody came Nobody at all as Zimo stared down both of them, rotating around the.
"Eenie meenie miney mo!" Zimo said, his knife's edge landing on the man. Rob immediately began crying.
"Zomo Don't do this! I didn't mean to… It was all the executives! They wanted to keep the company clean!! Jacques had them killed recently. All for you. So, please! Just dont do it! I swear we never meant to—"
"Shut up!" Zimo shouted, getting close to him. And then he ran his knife over the man's skin, noticing the slight tremble on it. Stop trembling. You have to do it. You have to overcome the weakness inside you.
Zimo sighed, thinking about how weak he was. He then turned to Rob, stepping up behind him, and when he did he finally sighed…
"You tortured me for so long. And you enjoyed every moment. I want to enjoy this moment too. It's important for my growth. So just let me, okay?"
Zimo did not explain what he meant by saying that. He merely began gently, this time, cutting off his ear in one single clean swing, letting it fall onto the floor in front of Maya.
"Gah!!!!" Rob screamed as the pain overtook his mind. He even began pissing his pants, and when Zimo saw that, he couldn't help but think back to the earlier pathetic sex scene between this man's nephew and the woman who was sitting there, crying tears with a distraught expression on her face.
Maya looked at the ear with a look that said she had no clue what was happening anymore. ZImo couldn't help but think about her face. It was so funny. He was going to give her a show.
Zimo turned to Maya, looking at her as she began shaking, her eyes involuntarily letting out tears as Zimo moved to the other side of Rob's ears. "You didn't listen to me when I complained about how unfair my treatment was at the company. Therefore… you dont deserve your ears."
*Shing!*
"Gahhh!!! Zimo Please!!, Please! Stop! Somebody! Anybody, Save me!! Please!!!! Help!!!"
Zimo frowned. This guy was going to get all the Deadspawn in there. What a fucker. Was he doing it on purpose? "Kivu can you go and take care of things outside? I dont want to be interrupted."
Maya saw Zimo's shadow shift as it expanded into a massive shadow that left the room, and then he turned his attention to the people in the room again.
"Wait, Zimo, please... Please!!" Rob began to say, the sides of his face bleeding out.
Zimo ignored him, moving on to his arms… "You couldn't use these arms to do the right thing… You dont deserve them either. Why dont I break them for you?"
"Wait, wait, wait!!"
*Crck!! Click!! Crck!*
"Gahhhhh!!! Why?! Zimo, Why? I hate you, I hate you!" Rob began saying as Zimoignoredd his pleas. He merely smiled, looking at Zimo in an interesting way and then sighing. He didn't understand. This was not about him. This man was nothing but a tool. He was just a human being.
Zimo sighed his hands shaking. "I hate myself too, Rob. I'm still too weak. I have to be stronger, smarter and better. And you are the first thing, the first piece of the puzzle."
Zimo continued like that, turning his attention to Rob's other arm which was still intact. He then went to the other side, looking at Rob's other arm, where he finally looked at him, and then looked at the thing and without any words this time, he broke it, forcing out another scream from Rob.
"Gaah!!!! I hate you, ZImo! Maya, you should have killed him when you had a chance, you bitch! To think I fucked you and took you to Nobu. You slut!!"
And then in the next moment, when he finally turned to look at the man, whose face was bleeding, and whose arms were mangled, Zimo felt a funny feeling inside that dissipated just as it came. Maybe it was because he felt less about it. Or maybe it was something else. Whatever it was, Zimo was not really in the mood to pay too much attention. But he did like causing more chaos.
"Hey, Rob... I saw your girlfriend fucking Jacques a few minutes ago after delivering that sick speech to all of you about how weak you all were. They were so passionate. You should have seen it," Zimo said with a smirk. After saying that, he looked at the man whose eyes went wide. But right before he could speak, the man spoke first.
"You stood for nothing other than evil. You dont deserve your legs," Zimo said, his voice coming out like chilling things, that swept the area into a shiver.
"No, Zimo, look," Rob began, his voice quivering as he spoke. "We can handle this, can't we we can talk about this and I believe if we do that, we will get along and make a ton of memories together. At the end of the day, you're a human just like me, right? Why can't you just plea—AH!!"
*Crack!*
After breaking those, Zimo then turned to Maya, looking at her with the most natural of expressions that honestly unnerved her. This would have been terrifying if it wasn't for all the Deadspawn out there. At that moment she was looking at Zimo with a bit of fear. She looked at Zimo with a bit of fear and also with a bit of resolve.
So here we are. She also knew something. So Zimo was watching back then. Interesting. If he was watching, he must have seen her naked. And if that was the case. Maybe she might have a way out of this after all.
"Zimo… I… I'm willing to do anything to reconcile with you. Whether it's kneeling at your feet, or doing whatever you tell me to. Anything and everything you say, I will do, just please… Please let me off. I'm even willing to have sex with you," as she said that, she opened her legs, wide, making Zimo narrow his eyes. Weren't those the same legs that were wide open only a few moments before?
"Zimo I know you find me attractive. Why dont we just fuck and make up?"
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